Sony Co-Chairman Amy Pascal recently told investors, "We are going to access Marvel’s full world of Spider-Man characters, so be on the lookout for new heroes and villains." Chances are this means more than just the rumors that the Sinister Six will begin to form and appear over the next two Spider-man movies. Remember, this was to investors, so it's not about geeking out fanboys over future appearances, it's about money. Chances are, she was hinting at spin-off movies dealing with other characters from the Spider-Man universe they own the rights to.

We aren't sure exactly how far Sony's license extends into Marvel's world, whether they have the rights to heroes like Spider-Woman and/or the Black Cat as well? Perhaps they could make use of alternate versions of Spidey, like Miles Morales, Scarlet Spider, or Spider-Man 2099. At the very least, we could see major villains like Venom spun into anti-heroes, much like we see him existing in the current Marvel U, to take the lead in his own film. No matter what the plans, Sony seems ready to grow their universe and get a bigger piece of the super-box-office.

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About the Author - Jeremy Shane

Jeremy was born in a small mountain village of a strange foreign land called Weystvurginea. Banishment for liberal views saw him spend years wondering the east coast until he decided to bike to California. When he saw how long a trip it was, he drove instead. Now he's living it up in a low humidity climate, sometimes working on his photography and when not, he writes for us covering books (by way of his blog: Reading Realms), gaming, tv, movies, comics, conventions in the SoCal area, and creates a weekly webcomic: A Journey Through Skyrim. If you look for him offline, start in the L.A. area; online start at: www.jeremyshane.info for his profile and all the social networks he's on... or just follow him on twitter, he seems to be on there a lot: @jeremyshane.